Businesses which have received at least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loans are currently receiving, and are required to complete, a “Loan Necessity Questionnaire” (“Questionnaire”) prepared by the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Responses to … Read more
As the Coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to take stock of what’s important in our lives, our Firm’s Estates and Tax Department attorneys have been busy fielding calls about the creation or modification of estate planning documents, including … Read more
Pennsylvania’s moratorium on residential evictions and foreclosures for the nonpayment of rent or mortgage payments expired yesterday, August 31, 2020. Accordingly, residential evictions for the nonpayment of rent or holdover of a tenant can commence today, September 1, 2020. Similarly, … Read more
As businesses continue to strive to conduct in-person operations during the pandemic that are both compliant with Government Orders and as safe as possible for employees and customers, owners should closely monitor and review the guidance issued by the Commonwealth … Read more
On Wednesday, July 15th, Governor Wolf’s Administration issued safety orders which, among other things: (i) prohibited businesses from holding indoor gatherings of 25 or more people; (ii) required businesses “to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely,” unless … Read more
On July 9, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf issued an Executive Order suspending all residential evictions and foreclosures for the nonpayment of rent or mortgage payments through August 31, 2020. This Order extended Governor Wolf’s previous Order concerning the suspension of … Read more
The popular Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) administered by the Small Business Administration has been extended for another five weeks, postponing the June 30th deadline for PPP loan applications until August 8th. Since the PPP began, more than 4.8 million … Read more
On June 12th, Governor Tom Wolf announced that eight more counties, including Luzerne County, will move to the green phase of reopening under the Governor’s Process to Reopen Pennsylvania on June 19th. Although certain restrictions aimed at combating COVID-19 are … Read more
As recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loans (“PPP Loans”) proceed to prepare their PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications, close attention should be paid to the instructions for the Application that were recently published by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the … Read more
Restaurant and Bar Owners: Governor Wolf has announced that, beginning on June 5th, restaurants and retail food service businesses located in counties in the “yellow phase” of the Process to Reopen Pennsylvania are permitted to add dine-in service in outdoor … Read more